Hello, I keep looking here and admiring your creativity and beautiful things... I am not very good painting anything ... but I try...

Just want to know what kind of paint to use for painting rocks - I want to use some rocks for signs for some of my herbs... are there any permanent markers for rocks that wont wash out??? I appreciate your help!!! Thanks...

"River rocks, with their smooth sides and hefty weight, are ideal for plant markers. Use a permanent marker or an etching tool to write each plant specimen's name on a rock, spray the writing with acrylic sealer and tuck the rock close to the plant."

Another site also mentioned using acrylic paint for painting on rocks, and then sealing with clear acrylic spray.

No idea how well this would work, but it sounds good!

Confidence is that feeling you have right before you do something really stupid.

Thanks Woofie!!!! I have some rocks washed and will try... I just want something different ... my sister is a real artist and I am going to make her work her magic... I need to get the acrylic sealer... thanks again...

Thanks so much Becky & woofie... I will post the final product!!!! I have great ambitions... today I washed about 20 rocks - good size ones... they are drying inside the garage tonight and tomorrow I hope they will get sun and really be dry... my sister told me she is going to help me... so there is a chance for something beautiful!!!

Becky it's wonderful... I have a thing for turtles... I have one ... he is so mine... I found the egg, he hatched and lives with me since 2006... I showed my sister and she is going to try it... so excited!!!!

I just washed mine with soap used a brush and I just checked and they look dry... just found my stache of acrylic paint and let's see what is going to happen...

Oooh, I've always wanted to paint some tiny rocks with a ladybug design, but alas I don't have any artistic talent .. or maybe it's patience I don't have. You should have seen the mess I made trying to paint an old headboard. It wasn't pretty!

Kassia: Please post some photo's of your rock art creations when you get them done.

Becky: I don't see the "Search" box at the top right of the forum anymore! Is it my computer?

Shannon, I think little ladybug rocks would be adorable ... and you'd think I could paint a rock red with black dots ... but I guarantee you wouldn't be able to tell that it was supposed to be a ladybug, it would just end up looking like a polka dotted rock.

Glad I found this thread as I love rocks too and hoping to do some painting. Of course, I have no artistic talent, but I can give it a try. I love that cat rock!! All are so pretty, I may have to trace something pretty on them first. I know I have several containers of rocks, just have to locate them.